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40 Questions

1. Which is not a requirement for germination of a seed?

a) Favorable Temperature b) light

c) fertilizer d) sufficient moisture

2. What do you know about what plants need to grow?

a) Plants grow with fresh air. b) Plants grow if they have water.
c) Plants need sunshine and water to grow. d) Plants need water and fertilzer to grow.

3. Seeds need _______ , warm temperatures, and nutrients in

order to start growing.

a) grass b) water

c) leaves d) stems

4. The main function of the leaves of a plants is....

a) carry out photosynthesis b) support the plant

c) get water to all plant parts d) anchor the plant

5. In which structure do seeds develop?

a) Anther b) Ovary
c) Pollen Grain d) Spore

6. Young plant that develops from the fertilized egg

a) embryo b) cotyledon
c) seed coat

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7. Seeds are only able to sprout or___________ under the right

conditions

a) grow b) germinate

c) multiply d) spread

8. The process of plants creating their own food is called?

a) Germinate b) Nutrients

c) Photosynthesis d) Plant Life

9. All seeds have

a) Seed Coat b) supply of food

c) Embryo d) All of the above

10. What is part B?

a) seed coat b) leaves

c) seed leaves d) baby plant

11. Keeps the seed from drying out

a) embryo b) seed coat

c) cotyledon

12. A seed leaf that stores food

a) embryo b) cotyledon

c) seed coat d) radicle

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13. A plant embryo in a case is called a __

a) Seed b) Nut

c) Suitcase d) Plant

14. The first product of germination (that shows outside of the

seed) is the __

a) Radicle b) Cotyledon

c) Plumule d) Seed coat

15. After the radicle, the ___ forms the initial shoot
a) Radicle b) Plumule

c) Cotyledon d) Dicot

16. Monocots have __ cotyledon.

a) One b) Two
c) Depends on the plant d) Zero

17. Dicots have __ cotyledon.

a) Zero b) One

c) Two d) Depends

18. What does the word GERMINATE mean?

a) it has germs b) life span

c) begins to grow d) dies

19. What else is inside the seed?

a) Food, which it uses until it can make its own b) grass

food.

c) life span d) source of light

20. Which word identifies letter A?

a) cotyledon b) seed coat

c) embryo

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21. Which word identifies letter B?

a) cotyledon b) seed coat

c) embryo

22. Which word identifies letter C?

a) cotyledon b) seed coat

c) embryo

23. What part of the plant does the radicle grow into?

a) roots b) seed coat

c) bark d) acorn

24. what part of the plant does the hypocotyl turn into?

a) roots b) flower

c) stem d) bean

25. Where does the baby plant get its energy to begin growing?

a) epicotyl b) photosynthesis

c) Burger King d) cotyledon

26. A seed can still grow into a plant, even after many years.

a) True b) False

27. After making the seed wet, the seed swells up and the seed
coat begins to come off.

a) True b) False

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28. The baby plant inside a dry seed is _____, which means that it
is resting or inactive.

a) dormant b) growing

c) soaking d) docile

29. When the seed absorbs water it will increase it's weight by:

a) 15-20 % b) 20-35 %

c) 35-50 % d) 35-100 %

30. What is a source of starch or energy (food) until germination is

complete?

a) seed coat b) endosperm

c) embryo d) radicle

31. What is part A?

a) embryo b) seed coat

c) epicotyl d) hypocotyl

32. What is part C?

a) seed coat b) epicotyl

c) hypocotyl d) endosperm

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33. What is part G?

a) radicle b) endosperm

c) eipcotyl d) hypocotyl

34. What is part A?

a) hypocotyl b) radicle

c) epicotyl d) cotyledon

35. What is part B?

a) hypocotyl b) radicle

c) epicotyl d) cotyledon

36. What is part C?

a) hypocotyl b) radicle

c) epicotyl d) cotyledon

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37. What is part D?

a) hpocotyl b) radicle
c) epicotyl d) cotyledon

38. What is part E?

a) seed coat b) cotyledon

c) radicle d) hypocotyl

39. Which one is not part of a seed?

a) radicle b) embryo

c) seed coat d) food supply

40. What happens to the radicle after the permanent root is

established?
a) it remains to assist in absorbing water b) it is converted into a storage compartment

c) it dies off d) it becomes part of the stem

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Answer Key
1. c 11. b 21. c 31. b
2. c 12. b 22. a 32. d
3. b 13. a 23. a 33. a
4. a 14. a 24. c 34. c
5. b 15. b 25. d 35. a
6. a 16. a 26. a 36. b
7. b 17. c 27. a 37. d
8. c 18. c 28. a 38. a
9. d 19. a 29. d 39. a
10. c 20. b 30. b 40. c

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